| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue | April 12, 2022 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Quantity | 600,000 |
| Denomination |
 PERMANENT™ (P).Current monetary value: $0.92. |
| Postal Administration | Canada |
| Condition | Name | Avg Value |
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Celebrate Eid al-Fitr (Festival of Breaking the Fast) and Eid al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice) with this booklet of 6 PermanentTM domestic rate stamps.
The stamp features an illustration of an illuminated Eid lantern embellished with pierced designs, which cast patterns of colourful light. Illustrator Richard Nalli-Petta used a montage of photographs and illustrations to create the layers of texture and colour. The lighting of lanterns is a common practice during Eid celebrations.
This is Canada Post’s fourth Eid stamp. The others were issued in 2017, 2020 and 2021. The Eid issue is one of several annual issues that mark events of importance to Canada’s culturally diverse population.
Celebrated by more than a million Muslims in Canada, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha are two of the most important religious holidays in Islam. Eid al-Fitr begins in early May this year and signals the end Ramadan, the month of fasting. Eid al-Adha begins in early July this year and commemorates the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to the Kaaba in Mecca, one of the holiest sites in Islam.
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Celebrate Eid al-Fitr (Festival of Breaking the Fast) and Eid al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice) with this booklet of 6 PermanentTM domestic rate stamps.
The stamp features an illustration of an illuminated Eid lantern embellished with pierced designs, which cast patterns of colourful light. Illustrator Richard Nalli-Petta used a montage of photographs and illustrations to create the layers of texture and colour. The lighting of lanterns is a common practice during Eid celebrations.
This is Canada Post’s fourth Eid stamp. The others were issued in 2017, 2020 and 2021. The Eid issue is one of several annual issues that mark events of importance to Canada’s culturally diverse population.
Celebrated by more than a million Muslims in Canada, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha are two of the most important religious holidays in Islam. Eid al-Fitr begins in early May this year and signals the end Ramadan, the month of fasting. Eid al-Adha begins in early July this year and commemorates the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to the Kaaba in Mecca, one of the holiest sites in Islam.
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A copper lantern embellished with intricately pierced designs casts patterns of dappled, multi-coloured light on this new stamp celebrating two of Islam’s most important religious holidays: Eid al-Fitr (Festival of Fast Breaking) and Eid al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice).
Ornamented lanterns – known as fanous – carry special meaning during the festivals, which this year begin around early May and July, respectively. Symbols of hope and guidance, they burn along streets and in homes, mosques and businesses during Eid celebrations.
Light is a prominent symbol in many religious traditions. In Islam, one of the names given to God is Al-Nur, which means “the Light” – and Eid lanterns often contain inscriptions from the Verse of Light (Ayat al-Nur) in the holy Qur’an (24:35). A phrase that frequently appears is “light upon light” (nurun ‘ala nur) – a reference to God’s light illuminating heaven and earth as divine guidance for all humankind.
The fourth issue in an ongoing series marking the two Eid festivals, this evocative stamp glows with layers of texture and colour that were created through a montage of photography and illustration by Richard Nalli-Petta.